MCP Reference

Complete reference for all tools, resources, and prompts available via the GovData MCP server.

Server URL: https://mcp.govdata.dev/mcp

Tools

10 credits/call

Resources

1 credit/read

Prompts

Free

Tools by Domain

Income tax, NI, VAT, CGT, dividends, corporation tax, student loans, employer costs, take-home pay

Company lookup, financials, health scores, PSC data, PSC changes, filing status, network analysis, geographic stats

Minimum wage rates, auto-enrolment thresholds

Statutory payments, Child Benefit, Universal Credit

Land Registry transactions, address search, aggregate price statistics

Inflation (CPI, CPIH, RPI), GDP, unemployment, house price index

Bank holidays by year and region

Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments

Reference data your agent reads directly — tax rates, thresholds, inflation data, SIC codes, and more. 1 credit per read.

9 static + 14 templates

Pre-built templates for multi-step workflows — tax summaries, company due diligence, property reports, benefits checks.

Free to invoke

All tools are read-only and idempotent — calling the same tool twice with the same arguments returns the same result.
Parameters marked required must be provided. All others are optional and have sensible defaults.
Tax year parameters default to the current tax year when omitted.
Monetary values are returned in GBP as decimal numbers.
For setup instructions, see the MCP integration guide or the agent-specific guides in the sidebar.